NicksPizza
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I wanted to check in with everyone and let you know there has been no noticeable change in our natural gas consumption since installing our Y602 Bakers Pride ovens and kicking out the Blodgett 981. We went from 50,000 BTU oven to (2) 120,000 decks. We only run one most nights . . . kick the second on for Fridays. We even leave the main oven on lowest setting overnight to facilitate pre-heating. No jump in gas costs.
I predict it is because that 981 would have to run its burners a LOT to keep up with production. Once the Bakers Pride gets hot, it uses far less gas to keep it that way given its more efficient burners and greater thermal mass . . . . less catastrophic heat loss when opening the oven door or putting a pizza on the stone deck.
Plus the store heating bills are less since Y600 heats a 50+ foot radius
I predict it is because that 981 would have to run its burners a LOT to keep up with production. Once the Bakers Pride gets hot, it uses far less gas to keep it that way given its more efficient burners and greater thermal mass . . . . less catastrophic heat loss when opening the oven door or putting a pizza on the stone deck.
Plus the store heating bills are less since Y600 heats a 50+ foot radius
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